ON THE EDGE OF EXTINCTION - A - THE TIGER (Panthera tigris)

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Trapped tiger rescued in Tapah   

TAPAH: An adult male tiger was rescued and sent to the National Wildlife Rescue Centre (NWRC) after it got ensnared in a trap at Batu 10, Jalan Pahang here on Sunday.
State Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) director Rozidan Mohd Yassin said the relocation exercise began at 8am today.
"It was tranquilised at 9.40am by a NWRC personnel and only fell asleep at 1.20pm," he said.
He said the tiger, estimated to be between 14 and 17 years of age and weighing 170kg, got trapped in an Orang Asli boar trap.
"It was successfully moved to NWRC at 2pm," he said.

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A picture of the sedated Malaysian tiger

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